We have an active band of
bellringers at Holy
Trinity Church
in the Parish
of Llandudno and are always on the lookout for
anyone, younger or older, who would like to learn this ancient,
enjoyable and skilful activity.
Visitors, and visiting bellringers, are always welcome. We
practice
on Friday evenings which is convenient for anyone having a weekend
break in Llandudno, this
most pleasant of North Wales resorts.
Contact
details: Tower captain - Stan Whittaker (tel. 01492 596796)
Please send emails to:
Ringing
details
| Bells |
8 |
| Weight |
15-0-21 |
| Sunday Service Ringing |
10.00 am |
| Practice night |
Friday 7.30 - 9.00 pm |
| Open Method ringing
practice |
1st Monday monthly
7.30 - 9.00 pm |
Handbell ringing
|
Monday 6.30 - 8.00 pm,
except 1st Monday in each month (see above)
|
News and information 2008
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Saturday 17 May.
There will be a Branch Striking Competition at Prestatyn.
Wednesday 14 May.
Tower Captain Stan Whittaker gave a talk about bellringing to
members of the Probus Club of Ormeside, Llandudno, at their monthly
luncheon meeting. He had been hoping to recruit one or two new
members
but no takers so far!
Sunday
4 May. A quarter peal of 1260 Grandsire Doubles was rung
for Evensong and to mark the 21st Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza
Festival. The ringers were:- Lynn Ferriday 1, Jason Walker 2,
Stuart Raggett 3, David Raggett 4 (C), Thomas Raggett 5, Stan Whittaker
6.
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March
4 March. James
Whittaker arranged and conducted a quarter peal of 1260 Grandsire
Doubles at St Petrock's Church, Exeter, in memory of Enid
Horsfield. The
bell ringers were 1 Naomi Jolliffe, 2 Richard Johnson, 3 Maff Glover, 4
Tom Hinks, 5 James Whittaker (C), 6 Robert Dietz. James has been
a
student in Exeter and is currently domiciled there.
February
29
February. The funeral took place today of Enid Horsfield
and the bells were rung half muffled before and after the
service. The bell ringers were Stan Whittaker, Gillian Blackwell,
Elizabeth Curtis, Sue Calvert, Linda Fraser and Ellen
Jenkins. A good number of fellow ringers and friends joined
family members for the service.
Later a quarter peal of 1260 Plain Bob Doubles was rung half muffled in
memory of Enid and to celebrate her life. The ringers for this were:-
Lynn Ferriday 1, Jason Walker 2, Elizabeth Curtis 3, Garry Peal 4,
David Raggett (C) 5, and Stan Whittaker 6.
We were pleased that John (Enid's husband, himself a ringer), daughter
Nicola, son John-Paul, and other family members and friends were able
to join us at the end of the quarter peal. The bell ringers and
Enid's family are shown in the photograph below.
Please see below for a tribute to Enid Horsfield
21st
February. We were all saddened
to learn that Enid Horsfield passed away earlier today - she had fought
her terminal illness with great courage and our
sympathy and thoughts are with John and the family at this time.
May
she rest in peace
and rise in
glory.
16
February. Several of our members attended the AGM of the
North Wales Association (Gwynedd & West Clwyd Branch) held this
year at St Margaret's Church (The Marble Church), Bodelwyddan. Sadly it
was not well attended generally but members enjoyed ringing followed by
a short service of evensong, tea and the meeting itself. Tony Diserens
(Bangor) continues as Ringing Master, Tim Hollinghurst (Bangor) takes
on the role of secretary vacated by Michael Bridges, and Stan Whittaker
(Llandudno) continues as treasurer.
10
February. For Evensong, the North
Wales Association of Church Bellringers rang a Quarter Peal of 1320
Cambridge Surprise Minor. The bell ringers were: 1.
Ron Miers, 2.Martin J Brown, 3. Tony Diserens, 4. David Raggett, 5.
Garry Peel (C), 6, Tim Hollinghurst.
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January
30
January. We have taken delivery of a new set of 8 muffles
together with a beautifully embroidered bag to put them in. They
are the generous gift of Wilf Grove of Big Wilfs Bell Muffles,
Streatham in London, and hang proudly when not in use, in the ringing
chamber. We are extremely gratefull Wilf.
Wilf and wife Cherie have been regular visitors to Llandudno since
the early 2000s and we are always pleased to see them.
The new muffles were first used very successfully for Enid
Horsfield's funeral service and quarter peal - see entry for 29 February.
Please
use this link for news and information in 2007
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ENID HORSFIELD
1944 - 2008
I am sure everyone
who knew Enid would have been saddened to hear that she had passed away
on 21 February after a very brave fight against her terminal illness.
Family and friends who attended her funeral on 29 February heard John
her husband, pay a very moving tribute to her. He mentioned what a
determined lady she could be and we in the Parish of Llandudno,
experienced that determination at first hand to good effect.
Enid and John moved from Stockport to Conwy in 1999
following retirement, and very soon after their move introduced
themselves to me one Friday evening at the weekly practice, asking if
they could learn to bell ring. They did and became valuable members of
our team at Holy Trinity. In early 2000 after establishing that
restoration work was required on our bells at a cost between
£30,000
and £40,000 an Appeal Committee was set up with Enid as chairman.
She
led the various efforts to raise the funds with great success and of
course as we all know the necessary amount was raised and the work was
completed by November 2002.
In 2004 another project was looming and again Enid
took on the challenge of chairing the Committee set up to raise the
funds. This time it was the stained glass windows of Holy Trinity and a
figure approaching £40,000 was required. Again various efforts
were
spearheaded by Enid and others with the result that the majority of the
funds were raised. It was soon after taking on this task that the first
signs of Enid's illness started to show, but amazingly she seemed to
almost rise above this adversity in her determination to see the
windows work completed. Of the various events that she initiated, who
would ever forget the "Son et lumiere" just before Christmas 2005 when
one dark December evening, the apse windows were illuminated in turn
from the outside, and we saw the stained glass in all its glory.
Enid continued to ring the bells when she was able and
eventually had to give up in May 2007 when husband John had what was
described at the time as a "minor" heart attack. This was followed by
John requiring further treatment but to maintain her contact with the
bells, Enid suggested the forming of a handbell ringing group which
started last summer on Monday evenings, and still continues. This was
an activity she was able to do until early this year when sadly her
illness became so severe it prevented her attending.
We her fellow ringers will miss Enid immensly as no
doubt others will do too. We are very grateful for all that has been
acheived with her at "the helm" and these acheivements will surely
serve as memorials to her life with us that we shall never forget. We
will hold John and Enid's family in our thoughts and prayers and hope
that John will remain with us in the Church family and its activities.
May she rest in peace and rise in
glory.
Stan Whittaker
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The
bells were restored in 2002 and more details of this and the history of
the bells can be found at History
of the bells
The last ring before the bells
were lowered, 11 August 2002. Left to right: Ann Thomas,
Lynn Ferriday, Joan Edwards, Sue Calvert, Enid Horsfield, John
Horsfield, Sid Burrows (a visitor aged 92 - we were always pleased to
see him, sadly he died 1/8/2006 aged 96), Stan Whittaker (Tower
Captain), Peter Goodwin, James Whittaker.
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